In Westeros, loyalty is a death sentence and pride will walk you naked through the streets.
Jon Snow – He Knows Even Less Than We Thought
Let’s just rip off the bandage, shall we?
Jon Snow becomes Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, tries diplomacy with the Wildlings, and actually tries to save humanity.
While he’s busy:
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Surviving the insane Hardhome White Walker massacre 🧟♂️
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Becoming besties with Tormund Giantsbane
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Brooding beautifully in the snow ❄️
The brothers of the Watch are… plotting.
And then it happens.
“For the Watch.”
Stab.
“For the Watch.”
Stab.
“FOR THE FREAKING WATCH.”
STAB-STAB-STAB.
We cried.
Ghost cried.
The world screamed.
And Jon?
He died. Alone. In the snow.
Cersei Lannister – The Walk Heard Round the Realm
Ohhh Cersei. Queen of savage wine-sipping and shade. But even you couldn’t outmaneuver the Faith Militant.
In trying to destroy Margaery, you accidentally arm a bunch of religious zealots who promptly arrest YOU for crimes against… decency.
The punishment?
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A full confession
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Head shaving
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A long, barefoot walk of shame through King’s Landing
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People throwing food, insults, and all their worst opinions at you
And the soundtrack? Just a nun chanting “SHAME” on loop. 🛎️
This wasn’t just a punishment—it was character destruction, live on HBO.
Daenerys – Queen of the Meereen, Problems of the Many
Dany’s rule in Meereen isn’t going great:
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The Sons of the Harpy are killing her men
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Her dragons are unruly (one flies off like a rebellious teen)
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The people still kind of hate her
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Barristan Selmy dies (RIP to the last chill old man in her squad)
By the finale? She’s rescued from death-by-arena by Drogon, flies off like a fantasy queen rockstar…
…only to land in the middle of a Dothraki horde.
Talk about full circle.
🔥 Stannis – The Mannis No More
Stannis really went full tragic Shakespeare this season.
Melisandre tells him: “Burn your daughter alive, win the war.”
And… he actually does it.
Princess Shireen. Burned. Screaming. We never forgive him. 🥺
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His wife unalives herself
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His army deserts
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He loses the battle
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Brienne finds him.
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He dies. Offscreen. Deserved.
A sad, bitter fall from grace. And Melisandre? Vanishes.
Arya Stark – Faces, Lies, and One Temporary Blind Girl
Arya’s in Braavos, training with the Faceless Men.
Cool cult. Cool masks. Uncool methods.
She’s told to kill a man.
She disobeys.
She kills Ser Meryn Trant (revenge alert!), but it wasn’t her “assignment.”
So the House of Black and White says: “Blind mode activated.” 👁️❌
Now she’s a mini Daredevil with a hit list.
The Sand Snakes Arrive (And Kinda Fizzle…)
In Dorne, we meet the Sand Snakes, Oberyn’s badass daughters.
Except… their bark is louder than their bite.
They try to:
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Kidnap Myrcella
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Intimidate Jaime
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Inject drama
But honestly?
This subplot’s more lukewarm than spicy.
Still, Myrcella dies on a boat, poisoned with a kiss from Ellaria. And Jaime? Gains a daughter… then loses her 5 minutes later. 😢
Game of Thrones Season 5 Bombshells:
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Sansa marries Ramsay Bolton — and it’s awful. Truly awful.
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Theon begins to break free from Reek.
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Brienne almost avenges Renly (but misses Stannis’s death by 10 seconds).
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Hardhome battle — White Walkers flex like never before.
Game of Thrones Season 5is a gut-punch. It doesn’t care about your faves.
It’s where Game of Thrones tells you loud and clear:
“We will kill anyone.
We will shame anyone.
And we will do it with perfect lighting and a haunting violin score.”
There’s no winning.
Only surviving.
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